The Poetry of Prayer

Here is another prayer poem from a saint (also from Soul Weavings):



The fullness of joy

is to behold God in everything.

God is the ground, the substance,

the teaching, the teacher,

the purpose,

and the reward for which every soul labors.



Julian of Norwich

The Poetry of Prayer

The prayer we call "The Lord's Prayer" in Matthew 6:9 has many poetic qualities and in most versions of the Bible is indented in poetic form.

This one is from a book called Soul Weavings: a Gathering of Women's Prayers:

It seems to me Lord
that we search much too desperately for answers,
when a good question holds as much grace as an answer.
Jesus,
You are the great Questioner.
Keep our questions alive,
that we may always be seekers rather than settlers.
Guard us well from the sin of settling in
with our answers hugged to our breasts.
Make of us a wondering, far-sighted, questioning, restless people
And give us the feet of pilgrims on this journey unfinished.

Macrina Wiederkehr